wortundtat – Tailor-made learning

Our mission is focussing on what is important for people in their current situation.

Education is essential to gain independence as human beings, so as not to be dependent on others for a lifetime, to be able to assess and exploit the opportunities that the world offers. Against this background, educational opportunities are of immense importance in the context of the wortundtat projects. Why and what type of learning opportunities are needed will vary from country to country.

Greece is still a transit point for refugees on their way to Central Europe. Not all refugee children can attend Greek schools. Depending on the country of origin, even their mothers may not be able to read or write. An analogous situation can be found with residents of a Gypsy Roma camp. Willingness to integrate with their Greek fellow citizens has been limited in the past. This has resulted in a lack of education and low prospects on the labour market.

For refugee women and their children, our Greek partner has developed a basic learning programme. Women without schooling can start learning to read and write. Children will gain at least some learning experience. We have also achieved initial success by organising sewing courses for refugee women. So that younger members of the Gypsy Roma camp can enter the Greek educational system, we have established basic rules for living together. At the purpose-built community centre, they have access to preschool courses or afterschool lessons.

Dortmund’s Borsigplatzviertel is home to people from many different nations with little connection to German society. To help them with integration, to convey rules of cooperation and to reduce learning deficits where needed, the wortundtat partner has developed an extensive range of projects for children, adolescents and adults.